As the “city that never sleeps”, it’s not surprising that New York City is a place that has plenty of hourly rate hotels. Hourly rate hotels are places where people go for various reasons, some as innocent as a place to stay during a layover between flights, and other reasons that are, well, not so ...
Getting to see the Pee Wee Herman show was a truly great treat. It was a great gift from my parents, which I then proposed to my wife that hopefully we could combine it by going to Times Square on New Year’s Eve. There was much anticipation on trying to find the Stephen Sondheim Theatre ...
With a population of 8.3 million and the largest power centers in the country, there are a billion reasons to travel to Washington, DC. Tourists flood to town in spring and summer, while throngs of business and government-related travelers keep airports busy year round. Flying into the Washington area is a little different than other ...
While the excellent literary effort by Laura Hillenbrand about the great Seabiscuit made the best sellers’ list and its movie is now a hit, my all-time favorite thoroughbred remains the colt Secretariat. I saw him conclude his career successfully, as only a 3-year-old, in 1973 at the Woodbine racetrack in Canada. He was the easy ...
Are you planning a trip to New York City and anticipating a number of yellow taxi cab rides? Perhaps you’re a city resident who already uses taxis, but you don’t know all the little rules associated with riding? The yellow taxi cabs in New York City are thoroughly regulated, with policies sometimes different than those ...
In 1964, Hess gas stations began its tradition of selling toy trucks (and other vehicles) for the Christmas season. Since I can remember, their sales begin in mid-November and sell out fairly quickly. They keep their new toys under wraps until the beginning of November and I see TV commercials about them around Thanksgiving and ...
I first moved to New York City in 1998. I had heard about the Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises, but always dismissed them as being for tourists. “Pricey!” I grumbled. Their costs range from $18-$29 per person. “Inconvenient! Tourist trap! Long lines, for what?.” I whined. I mean, who wants to trek out to the piers ...
Recently I was in New York and wanted to reach a hotel near by Newark International Airport from LaGuardia Airport at night 11:30 PM with my family. Before reaching to New York I was trying to get all possible information about to travel this distance. There were few things I considered for travel. Those things ...
